WASHINGTON, Nov. 15, 2018 — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated two Idaho counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Canyon and Payette counties who suffered losses due to a recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15, 2018 — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 32 North Carolina counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers who suffered losses due to excessive flooding and wind caused by Hurricane Florence that occurred Sept. 14, 2018, and continuing, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15, 2018 — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Tulsa County, Oklahoma, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers who suffered losses due to a recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15, 2018 — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated two Arkansas counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Greene and Mississippi counties who suffered losses due to excessive rain that occurred from Aug. 15 through Aug. 20, 2018, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9, 2018 — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated four New Jersey counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers who suffered losses due to two separate disaster events may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9, 2018 — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Rolette County, North Dakota, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers who suffered losses due to a recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 2018 — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Pierce County in North Dakota as a primary natural disaster area. Producers who suffered losses due to a recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 2018 — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated four Virginia counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Culpeper, Madison, Mecklenburg and Orange counties who suffered losses due to excessive rain, flash flooding and flooding that occurred from May 16 through June 30, 2018, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 2018 — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 10 counties in South Carolina as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Lee, Marion, Marlboro and Williamsburg counties who suffered losses due Hurricane Florence and flooding that occurred from September 13, 2018, and continuing, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 2018 — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated four Texas counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers who suffered losses due to a recent drought, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 2018 — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Washington County, Oklahoma, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers who suffered losses due to a recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 2018 — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Washington County in Idaho as a primary natural disaster area. Producers who suffered losses due to a recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 2018 — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Klickitat County in Washington as a primary natural disaster area. Producers who suffered losses due to a recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19, 2018 — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Sweetwater County, Wyoming, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers who suffered losses due to a recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19, 2018 — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated six North Dakota counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Eddy, Foster, Nelson, Renville, Ward and Wells counties who suffered losses due to a recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19, 2018 — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated six Washington counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Clark, Cowlitz, Lewis, Pacific, Skamania and Wahkiakum counties who suffered losses due to a recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, 2018 — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Holmes County, Ohio, a primary natural disaster area. Producers who suffered losses due excessive rain, flooding, landslides and mudslides that occurred April 1 through June 10, 2018, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, 2018 — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated three Texas counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Panola, Rusk and Zapata counties who suffered losses due to a recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, 2018 — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated eight Missouri counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Cedar, Cole, Dallas, Greene, Hickory, Laclede, Polk and St. Clair counties who suffered losses due to a recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, 2018 — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Wayne County, Iowa, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers who suffered losses due to a recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 05, 2018 — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Aroostook County, Maine, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers who suffered losses due to a recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 05, 2018 — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Carbon County, Wyoming, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers who suffered losses due to a recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18, 2018 — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated two counties in Arkansas as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Arkansas and Monroe counties who suffered losses due to hail and high winds that occurred July 20 through July 21, 2018, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29, 2018 — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 12 Missouri counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Audrain, Barry, Barton, Boone, Callaway, Cooper, Dade, Jasper, Lawrence, Moniteau, Monroe and Newton counties who suffered losses due to recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29, 2018 — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 37 Texas counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Blanco, Brown, Burnet, Camp, Coleman, Collin, Comanche, Concho, Cooke, Crockett, Delta, Eastland, Ellis, Erath, Franklin, Gregg, Hamilton, Hopkins, Irion, Jack, Kendall, Kimble, Lampasas, Leon, Limestone, McCulloch, Menard, Mills, Palo Pinto, Robertson, Runnels, San Saba, Schleicher, Somervell, Sutton, Tom Green and Upshur counties who suffered losses due to recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28, 2018 — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated four counties in Missouri as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Clark, Jackson, Lewis and Worth counties who suffered losses due to drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28, 2018 — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated six counties in Texas as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Gillespie, Hood, Johnson, Kerr, Llano and Mason counties who suffered losses due to drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17, 2018 — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated six counties in Missouri as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Atchison, Clay, Holt, Knox, Lafayette and Platte counties who suffered losses due to drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17, 2018 — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated five counties in Texas as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Dallas, Denton, Parker, Tarrant and Wise counties who suffered losses due to drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17, 2018 — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated two counties in Iowa as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Appanoose and Van Buren counties who suffered losses due to drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13, 2018 — Agricultural producers in Cherokee, Douglas, Franklin, Johnson, Labette, Leavenworth, Miami and Wyandotte counties in Kansas, who suffered losses and damages due to a recent drought, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans. The loans are made available under the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13, 2018 — Agricultural producers in Columbia and Dutchess counties in New York, who suffered losses and damages due to excessive and strong winds, hail, lightning and a tornado, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans. The loans are made available under the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13, 2018 — Agricultural producers in Baker, Crook, Deschutes, Grant, Harney, Lake, Malheur and Wheeler counties in Oregon, who suffered losses and damages due to a recent drought, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans. The loans are made available under the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13, 2018 — Agricultural producers in Morgan and Summit counties in Utah, who suffered losses and damages due to a recent drought, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans. The loans are made available under the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue.

WASHINGTON, July 31, 2018 — Eddy County, New Mexico, agricultural producers who suffered losses and damages due to recent drought, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans. The loans are made available under the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue.

WASHINGTON, July 31, 2018 — Agricultural producers in Dorchester, Frederick, Somerset and Wicomico counties in Maryland, who suffered losses and damages due to excessive rainfall and flooding occurring from May 12 through May 23, 2018, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans. The loans are made available under the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue.

WASHINGTON, July 31, 2018 — Agricultural producers in Tehama and Kings counties in California, who suffered losses and damages due to a freeze on two separate occasions, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans. The loans are made available under the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue.

WASHINGTON, July 31, 2018 — Agricultural producers in Dimmit, La Salle and Webb counties in Texas, who suffered losses and damages due to recent drought, may be eligible to apply for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans. The loans are made available under the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue.

WASHINGTON, July 31, 2018 — Agricultural producers in Aransas, Bee, Calhoun, Goliad, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio and Victoria counties in Texas, who suffered losses and damages due to recent drought, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans. The loans are made available under the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue.

WASHINGTON, July 31, 2018 — Luna County, New Mexico, agricultural producers who suffered losses and damages due to recent drought, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans. The loans are made available under the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue.

WASHINGTON, July 31, 2018 — Florida agricultural producers who suffered losses and damages due to Hurricane Irma, may be eligible for U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans. The loans are made available under the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue, under two separate disaster designations.

WASHINGTON, July 6, 2018 — Agricultural producers in Garfield County, Colorado, who suffered losses and damages caused by a recent drought, are eligible to apply for FSA’s emergency loans. The loans are made available under the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue.

WASHINGTON, June 14, 2018 — Agricultural producers in Andrews, Crane, Ector, Pecos and Upton in Texas, who suffered losses and damages caused by a recent drought, are eligible to apply for FSA’s emergency loans.

WASHINGTON, June 14, 2018 — Agricultural producers in Elbert County, Colorado, who suffered losses and damages caused by a recent drought, are eligible to apply for FSA’s emergency loans.

WASHINGTON, June 14, 2018 — Agricultural producers in El Paso County, Colorado, who suffered losses and damages caused by a recent drought, are eligible to apply for FSA’s emergency loans.

WASHINGTON, May 29, 2018 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated seven counties in Colorado as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought. Agricultural producers in designated counties are eligible for emergency loans and other disaster assistance from USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA).

WASHINGTON, May 17, 2018 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Faulkner County in Arkansas as a primary natural disaster area due to losses and damages caused by flash flooding and flooding that occurred from Feb. 20, 2018, through March 1, 2018.

WASHINGTON, May 14, 2018 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Beaver, Iron, Piute and Sevier counties in Utah as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, May 14, 2018 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 10 counties in Kansas as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, May 14, 2018 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Atkinson, Clinch, Coffee, Jeff Davis and Ware counties in Georgia as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, May 14, 2018 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 10 counties in Kansas as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, May 14, 2018, 2018 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Bandera, Maverick, Real and Uvalde counties in Texas as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, May 14, 2018 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated seven counties in Georgia as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, May 14, 2018 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Cheyenne, Crowley, Kiowa, Lincoln and Pueblo counties in Colorado as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, May 1, 2018 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated eight counties in Utah as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, May 1, 2018 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Delta and Montrose counties in Colorado as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, April 20, 2018, 2018 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 11 counties in Texas as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, April 20, 2018 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Cibola and De Baca counties in New Mexico as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, April 20, 2018 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated La Paz County in Arizona as a primary natural disaster area due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, April 3, 2018 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Bosque, Falls, McLennan, Throckmorton and Williamson counties in Texas as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, April 3, 2018 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Kay, Logan, Noble and Osage counties in Oklahoma as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, April 3, 2018 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Yuma County in Arizona as a primary natural disaster area due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, March 29, 2018 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Bell and Coryell counties in Texas as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, March 29, 2018 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Bent, Custer, Huerfano and Prowers counties in Colorado as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, March 23, 2018 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated eight counties in Missouri as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought. Those counties are Butler, Franklin, Lincoln, Maries, St. Charles, Warren, Webster and Wright.

WASHINGTON, March 23, 2018 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated West Baton Rouge Parish in Louisiana as a primary natural disaster area due to losses and damages caused by freeze that occurred from Jan. 16, 2018, through Jan. 18, 2018.

WASHINGTON, March 16, 2018 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Hamilton, Rice, Sedgwick and Stanton counties in Kansas as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, March 16, 2018 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Bibb, Jefferson, Pickens, St. Clair, Shelby, Tuscaloosa and Walker counties in Alabama as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, March 14, 2018 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 60 counties in Texas as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, March 14, 2018 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 25 parishes in Louisiana as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, March 14, 2018 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 24 counties in Kansas as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, March 14, 2018 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 12 counties in Arizona as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16, 2018 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Genesee and Niagara counties in New York as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by flooding that occurred on Nov. 6, 2017, through Nov. 9, 2017.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 2018 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Calhoun, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Madison and Washington counties in Florida as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by Hurricane Irma that occurred from Sept. 9, 2017, through Sept. 12, 2017.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25, 2018 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Cottle, Foard, King and Knox counties in Texas as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18, 2018 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Avoyelles and Catahoula parishes in Louisiana as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by flooding from Hurricane Harvey that occurred from Aug. 26 through Oct. 10, 2017.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26, 2017 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Grafton County in New Hampshire as a primary natural disaster area due to losses and damages caused by early season, excessive moisture and unseasonably cool temperatures that occurred from May 1 through Sept. 10, 2017.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20, 2017 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated seven counties in New York as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by excessive rain that occurred from April 1, 2017, and continuing.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15, 2017 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated nine counties in North Dakota as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a drought that occurred from May 30, 2017, and continuing.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15, 2017 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Montrose County in Colorado as a primary natural disaster area due to losses and damages caused by severe freezes that occurred from April 4 through April 30, 2017.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5, 2017 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Shoshone County in Idaho as a primary natural disaster area due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22, 2017 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 26 counties in Michigan as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by multiple disasters that occurred during the 2017 crop year.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15, 2017 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) designated Cameron, Grant, Natchitoches and Rapides parishes in Louisiana as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by flooding from Hurricane Harvey that occurred from Aug. 26, 2017, through Oct. 10, 2017.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15, 2017 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated five counties in Colorado as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by multiple disasters that occurred during the 2017 crop year.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30, 2017 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Oglala Lakota County in South Dakota as a primary natural disaster area due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27, 2017 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Davis, Henry, Keokuk and Van Buren counties in Iowa as primary natural disaster areas due to a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19, 2017 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Arkansas and Woodruff counties in Arkansas as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by excessive rain, flash flooding, flooding and high winds that occurred from Aug. 31, 2017, through Sept. 1, 2017.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17, 2017 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Sussex County in Delaware as a primary natural disaster area due to losses caused by excessive rainfall that occurred from July 28, 2017, through Sept. 21, 2017.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17, 2017 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Adair and Ringgold counties in Iowa as primary natural disaster areas due to a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17, 2017 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Lake County in Montana as a primary natural disaster area due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17, 2017 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated nine counties in South Carolina as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by frost and freeze that occurred from March 4, 2017 through March 17, 2017.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3, 2017 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 34 counties in Mississippi as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by extreme rainfall, flooding and flash flooding that occurred from April 1, 2017, and continues.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3, 2017 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Bottineau County in North Dakota as a primary natural disaster area due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3, 2017 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Appanoose, Mahaska and Monroe counties in Iowa as primary natural disaster areas due to a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18, 2017 — In response to a request from Jamie White, Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) acting State Executive Director in South Dakota, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Douglas and Todd counties in South Dakota as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11, 2017 — In response to a request from Jodene Johnson, Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) acting State Executive Director in Wyoming, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Campbell and Crook counties in Wyoming as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11, 2017 — In response to a request from Amy Webbink, Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) acting State Executive Director in Montana, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Big Horn, Cascade, Golden Valley, Judith Basin, Liberty and Wheatland counties in Montana as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5, 2017 — In response to a request from Jamie White, Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) acting State Executive Director in South Dakota, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Jackson County in South Dakota as primary natural disaster areas due to a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5, 2017 — In response to a request from Troy Nichols, Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) acting State Executive Director in Michigan, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Ionia, Kalamazoo and St. Joseph counties in Michigan as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by frost and freeze that occurred from May 7 through May 9, 2017.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29, 2017 — In response to a request from Amy Webbink, Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) acting State Executive Director in Montana, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Musselshell, Treasure and Yellowstone counties in Montana as primary natural disaster areas due to a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29, 2017 — In response to a request from Aaron Johnson, Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) acting State Executive Director in Idaho, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Clearwater, Idaho and Lewis counties in Idaho as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by excessive snow, frost and excessive rainfall that occurred from Oct. 1, 2016, and continues.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22, 2017 — In response to a request from Jack Salava, Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) acting State Executive Director in Kansas, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Grant, Kingman and Sherman counties in Kansas as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by high winds, hail, excessive rain and flash flooding that occurred from May 11, 2017, through June 20, 2017.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17, 2017 — In response to a request from Jacqueline McCloud, Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) acting State Executive Director in Alabama, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 11 counties in Alabama as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by excessive rainfall and flash flooding that occurred from May 1, 2017, through June 30, 2017.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14, 2017 — In response to a request from Brian Haugen, Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) acting State Executive Director in North Dakota, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Burke, Lamoure and Renville counties in North Dakota as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9, 2017 — In response to a request from Jamie White, Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) acting State Executive Director in South Dakota, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 15 counties in South Dakota as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by multiple disaster conditions.

WASHINGTON, July 31, 2017 — In response to a request from Erasmo Trevino, Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) acting State Executive Director in Texas, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Duval, Foard, Lamb and Webb counties in Texas as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by hail, excessive moisture, flooding, high winds and excessive rain that occurred from May 19, 2017, through July 4, 2017.

WASHINGTON, July 19, 2017 — In response to a request from Jamie White, Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) acting State Executive Director in South Dakota, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Faulk, Hyde and Sully counties in South Dakota as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, July 19, 2017 — In response to a request from Amy Webbink, Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) acting State Executive Director in Montana, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Blaine, Custer and Prairie counties in Montana as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, July 12, 2017 — In response to a request from Amy Webbink, Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) acting State Executive Director in Montana, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Dawson, Fallon and Wibaux counties in Montana as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, July 12, 2017 — In response to a request from Jamie White, Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) acting State Executive Director in South Dakota, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Corson and Perkins counties in South Dakota as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, June 30, 2017 — In response to a request from Russ Raeder, Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) acting State Executive Director in Wisconsin, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Brown, Calumet, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Manitowoc, Monroe, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Sheboygan and Washington counties in Wisconsin as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by winter kill including freeze that occurred from Jan. 1, 2017, through May 26, 2017.

WASHINGTON, June 30, 2017 — In response to a request from Brian Haugen, Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) acting State Executive Director in North Dakota, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 15 counties in North Dakota as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, June 30, 2017 — In response to a request from Dianne Westmoreland, Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) acting State Executive Director in Georgia, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Burke and Wilcox counties in Georgia as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by freeze that occurred from March 15, 2017, through March 17, 2017.

WASHINGTON, June 22, 2017 — In response to a request from Christine Normand, Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) acting State Executive Director in Louisiana, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) designated Evangeline Parish in Louisiana as a primary natural disaster area due to losses and damages caused by heavy and excessive rain that occurred from April 4, 2017, through May 23, 2017.

WASHINGTON, June 8, 2017 — In response to a request from Debby Folsom, Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) acting State Executive Director in Florida, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Hernando, Pasco and Pinellas counties in Florida as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, May 26, 2017 — In response to a request from Debby Folsom, Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) acting State Executive Director in Florida, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated eight counties in Florida as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, May 17, 2017 — In response to a request from Debby Folsom, Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) acting State Executive Director in Florida, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated eight counties in Florida as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, May 17, 2017 — In response to a request from Robin Talley, Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) acting State Executive Director in Delaware, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated two counties in Delaware as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by multiple disasters that occurred during the 2016 crop year.

WASHINGTON, May 15, 2017 — In response to a request from Debbie Folsom, Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) acting State Executive Director in Florida, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 8 counties in Florida as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, May 4, 2017 — In response to a request from Jacqueline Johnson, Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) acting State Executive Director in California, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Butte, Glenn, Kern, San Joaquin and Yuba counties in California as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by severe weather including excessive rain, high winds, cold temperatures and hail that occurred from March 1, 2016, through May 7, 2016.

WASHINGTON, April 12, 2017 — In response to a request from Janice Kolvet, Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) acting State Executive Director in Nevada, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Pershing County in Nevada as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a drought that occurred from Jan. 1, 2016, through Dec. 31, 2016.

WASHINGTON, April 3, 2017 — In response to a request from Jacqueline Johnson, Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) acting State Executive Director in California, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Kings, Stanislaus and Sutter counties in California as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by severe weather including excessive rainfall and high winds that occurred from March 3, 2016, through June 1, 2016.

WASHINGTON, April 3, 2017 — In response to a request from Clayton Parr, Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) acting State Executive Director in Arkansas, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated nine counties in Arkansas as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, March 22, 2017 — In response to a request from Jacqueline Johnson, Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) acting State Executive Director in California, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 10 counties in California as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, March 15, 2017 — In response to a request from Dianne Westmoreland, Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) acting State Executive Director in Georgia, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Jenkins County in Georgia as a primary natural disaster area due to losses and damages caused by drought that occurred from Sept. 3, 2016, through Dec. 12, 2016.

WASHINGTON, March 13, 2017 — In response to a request from Daniel Smiarowski, Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) acting State Executive Director in Massachusetts, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Hampden County in Massachusetts as a primary natural disaster area due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, March 7, 2017 — In response to a request from Jacqueline Johnson, Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) acting State Executive Director in California, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Imperial County in California as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, 2017 — In response to a request from Clayton Parr, Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) acting State Executive Director in Arkansas, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 13 counties in Arkansas as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, 2017 — In response to a request from Dianne Westmoreland, Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) acting State Executive Director in Georgia, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 102 counties in Georgia as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, 2017 — In response to a request from Richard Carnegie, Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) acting State Executive Director in Mississippi, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 69 counties in Mississippi as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, 2017 — In response to a request from Janice Kolvet, Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) acting State Executive Director in Nevada, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Esmeralda and Mineral counties in Nevada as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, 2017 — In response to a request from Jack Nettles, Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) acting State Executive Director in South Carolina, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 16 counties in South Carolina as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, 2017 — In response to a request from Erasmo Trevino, Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) acting State Executive Director in Texas, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 14 counties in Texas as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2017 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 25 counties in Michigan as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by multiple disaster conditions during the 2016 crop year.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6, 2017 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Crawford, Marion and Seneca counties in Ohio as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by drought that occurred from June 1, 2016, through Oct. 4, 2016.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Chowan, Pasquotank and Perquimans counties in North Carolina as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by excessive flooding as a result of Hurricane Matthew that occurred on Oct. 8, 2016.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 46 counties in Tennessee as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Auglaize and Henry counties in Ohio as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by drought that occurred on May 10, 2016, and continues.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Bowie, Cass, Morris, Red River and Titus counties in Texas as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Pike County in Pennsylvania as a primary natural disaster area due to losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Nov.29, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Caldwell, Catahoula, Franklin, Madison, Richland and Tens as parishes in Louisiana as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Choctaw, Clark, Dale, Dallas, Henry, Houston, Marengo, Perry, Pike and Washington counties in Alabama as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Taylor, Terrell and Warren counties in Georgia as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Beaufort, Cherokee, Jasper and Union counties in South Carolina as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by multiple disasters that occurred during the 2016 crop year.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Sanpete County in Utah as a primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Buncombe, Polk, Rutherford and Swain counties in North Carolina as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Bossier, Caddo and Concordia parishes in Louisiana as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by severe storms and flooding that occurred from Aug. 11, 2016, through Aug. 31, 2016.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Graham County in Arizona as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by rain and a hailstorm that occurred on Oct. 8, 2016.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 39 counties in North Carolina as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by excessive flooding due to Hurricane Matthew that occurred from Oct. 8, 2016, and continues.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Barbour, Bullock, Elmore, Walker and Winston counties in Alabama as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Crawford, Crisp, Dooly, Lee, Macon, Sumter and Worth counties in Georgia as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Spartanburg County in South Carolina as a primary natural disaster area due to losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Coosa, Cullman, Fayette and Sumter counties in Alabama as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Attala, Calhoun, Holmes, Kemper, Lauderdale, Montgomery and Webster counties in Mississippi as a primary natural disaster area due to a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Greenville and Laurens counties in South Carolina as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Laramie County in Wyoming as a primary natural disaster area due to several hailstorms that occurred from July 17, 2016, through July 27, 2016.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Pontotoc County in Mississippi as a primary natural disaster area due to a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Lauderdale, Macon and Russell counties in Alabama as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Bristol, Kent, Newport and Washington counties in Rhode Island as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a drought that occurred from Aug. 2, 2016, and continues.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Pointe Coupee Parish in Louisiana as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by severe storms and flooding that occurred from Aug. 11, 2016, through Aug. 31, 2016.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Androscoggin, Kennebec, Lincoln, Oxford and Sagadahoc counties in Maine as primary natural disaster areas due to a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 11 counties in Montana as primary natural disaster designations due to a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 11 counties in New Jersey as primary natural disaster designations due to losses caused by the combined effects of freeze, excessive heat and drought that occurred from April 1, 2016, through Sep. 19, 2016.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, and Elk counties in Pennsylvania as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Sep. 29, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 9 counties in Georgia as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Sep. 29, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated three counties in Montana in two separate disaster designations as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by drought, hail, high winds, heavy rain, and drought that occurred during the 2016 crop year.

WASHINGTON, Sep. 29, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Broome, Jefferson, Lewis and Oswego in New York as primary natural disaster areas due to damage and losses caused by a drought that occurred during the period of April 1, 2016, and continues.

WASHINGTON, Sep. 29, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated counties in New York as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by the combined effects of a hard freeze and unseasonably warm temperatures that occurred from Feb. 10, 2016, through April 27, 2016.

WASHINGTON, Sep. 22, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Fairfield, Hartford, Litchfield, Middlesex, New Haven, New London, Tolland and Windham counties in Connecticut as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by frost and freeze that occurred from Feb. 12, 2016, through Feb. 15, 2016.

WASHINGTON, Sep. 22, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 11 parishes in Louisiana as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by due to losses caused by severe storms and flooding that occurred from Aug. 11, 2016, through Aug. 31, 2016.

WASHINGTON, Sep. 22, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Clay, Oktibbeha and Quitman counties in Mississippi as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Sep. 22, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Belknap County in New Hampshire as a primary natural disaster area due to losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Sep. 22, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Clinton county in Pennsylvania as a primary natural disaster area due to losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Sep. 16, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Lincoln and Wilkes counties in Georgia as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Sep. 16, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Fallon and Powder River counties in Montana as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Sep. 16, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Grafton County in New Hampshire as a primary natural disaster area due to losses caused by drought conditions that occurred from Jan. 1, 2016, and continues.

WASHINGTON, Sep. 16, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Erie, Lycoming, Potter and Tioga counties in Pennsylvania as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Sep. 8, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Allegany, Cattaraugus, Cortland, Onondaga and Orleans counties in New York as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Sep. 8, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Edgefield County in South Carolina as a primary natural disaster area due to losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Sep. 2, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Jasper and Monroe counties in Georgia as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Sep. 2, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Chickasaw, Lowndes and Prentiss counties in Mississippi as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Sep. 2, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Bledsoe, McMinn and Monroe counties in Tennessee as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Greene, Haralson and Morgan counties in Georgia as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Hillsboro, Merrimack and Rockingham counties in New Hampshire as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Meigs and Rhea counties in Tennessee as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Panola County in Mississippi as a primary natural disaster area due to losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Greenwood County in South Carolina as a primary natural disaster area due to losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated eight counties in New Hampshire as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by freeze and unseasonably warm temperatures that occurred from Feb. 1, 2016, through April 30, 2016.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Franklin, Lamar and Marion counties in Alabama as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Lumpkin and White counties in Georgia as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Chambers, Jefferson, Lawrence, Randolph and St. Clair counties in Alabama as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Muscatine County in Iowa as a primary natural disaster area due to losses caused by excessive rain, high winds and hail that occurred from June 21, 2016, through June 22, 2016.

WASHINGTON, July 28, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Blount, Etowah, Limestone and Morgan counties in Alabama as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, July 28, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Cherokee, Fannin, Forsyth, Gilmer, Gwinnett and Murray counties in Georgia as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, July 28, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Butte, Custer, and Harding counties in South Dakota as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, July 28, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Campbell and Niobrara counties in Wyoming as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, July 21, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Storey County in Nevada as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, July 13, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 21 counties in Georgia as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, July 13, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Ashley, Chicot, Fulton, Lawrence, Lonoke, White and Woodruff counties in Arkansas as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by excessive rain, flash flooding, flooding, hail, high winds, and lightning that occurred from March 8, 2016, and continues.

WASHINGTON, July 13, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Franklin and Lincoln counties in Tennessee as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, July 7, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Lawrence, Meade and Pennington counties in South Dakota as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, July 7, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Crook County in Wyoming as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, June 30, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Weston County in Wyoming as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by drought that occurred from Jan. 1, 2016, and continues.

WASHINGTON, June 1, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated La Paz County in Arizona as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, May 11, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Lake County in Oregon as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, May 4, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Yuma County in Arizona as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, April 20, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated White Pine County in Nevada as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, April 13, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated nine counties in Texas as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by excessive rain and moisture that occurred from Oct. 23, 2015, through Jan. 10, 2016.

WASHINGTON, March 30, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Beaufort, Dare, Hyde, Tyrrell, Washington and Wayne counties in North Carolina as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by excessive rain and flooding that occurred from Jan. 2, 2016, and continues.

WASHINGTON, March 23, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated LeFlore and Sequoyah counties in Oklahoma as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by heavy rains, flash flooding and flooding that occurred from Dec. 26, 2015, through Jan. 5, 2016.

WASHINGTON, March 17, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Glascock and Jefferson counties in Georgia as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by excessive rain that occurred from Sept. 15, 2015, through Dec. 22, 2015.

WASHINGTON, March 2, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Imperial, Marin, Mendocino and Trinity counties in California as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 21 counties in North Dakota as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by multiple disaster conditions.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Hill County in Montana as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by frost, hail and high winds that occurred on July 4, 2015, through July 5, 2015.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Greensville County and the City of Suffolk in Virginia as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by excessive rain that occurred from Sept. 7, 2015, through Dec. 31, 2015.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Emanuel, Jenkins and Wayne counties in Georgia as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by excessive rain and moisture that occurred from Aug. 24, 2015, and continues.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 07, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Isle of Wight, Patrick, Southampton and Surry counties in Virginia as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by flooding that occurred from Sept. 24, 2015, through Oct. 6, 2015.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 12 counties in California as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a drought that occurred during the period of Jan. 2, 2015, and continuing.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Hill and Lake counties in Montana in two separate disaster designations as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by multiple disasters that occurred during the 2015 crop year.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 13 counties in Alabama as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by excessive rainfall, winds, and flooding that occurred during the period of Sept. 1 through Nov. 20, 2015.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Cherokee, Greenville, Pickens, Spartanburg and Union counties in South Carolina as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by excessive rain and flooding that occurred from Oct. 1, 2015, and continues.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 68 Ohio counties as primary natural disaster areas due to damage and losses caused by the combined effects of excessive rain, flash flooding, flooding, excessive heat, landslides, mudslides, high winds, hail and lightning that occurred during the period of March 1, 2015, through Aug. 25, 2015

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated eight counties in Connecticut as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by drought that occurred from April 1, 2015, and continues.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated in multiple disaster designations 13 counties in New Jersey as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by abnormally dry drought conditions and excessive heat, followed by excessive rain, flash flooding, high winds, lightning, and back to excessive heat and drought that occurred in 2015.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Delta County in Colorado as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by severe freezes that occurred from April 2, 2015, through April 19, 2015.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Coahoma County in Mississippi as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Coleman, Polk Runnels, Scurry and Sterling counties in Texas as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 25 parishes in Louisiana as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Broadwater and Gallatin counties in Montana as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Atoka, Bryan, Johnson and Pushmataha counties in Oklahoma as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Calhoun and Sevier counties in Arkansas as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 31 counties in Michigan as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by excessive snow, freeze, frost and prolonged periods of extremely cold temperatures that occurred from Jan. 1, 2015, through June 3, 2015

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated nine counties in Texas as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Bradley, Lafayette, Miller and Ouachita counties in Arkansas as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Henderson and Wilson counties in Texas as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Natchitoches Parish in Louisiana as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Leake, Scott, Simpson and Smith counties in Mississippi as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated McCurtain County in Oklahoma as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Gregg County in Texas as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Red River Parish in Louisiana as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Cleveland, Gaston and Rutherford counties in North Carolina as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Sep. 23, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Columbia, Washington and Yamhill counties in Oregon as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Ashley, Columbia and Union counties in Arkansas as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 12 counties in Texas as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Sep. 2, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Collier County in Florida as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Sep. 2, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 53 counties in Indiana as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by excessive rain and flooding that occurred during the period of May 1, 2015, and continues.

WASHINGTON, Sep. 2, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Jefferson, Madison, Teton and Toole counties in Montana as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Sep. 2, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 17 municipalities in Puerto Rico as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated counties in Kansas, in two separate disaster designations as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by multiple disasters that occurred in 2015.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated St. Croix County in the U.S. Virgin Islands a as primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by drought that occurred on April 1, 2015, and continues.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Kauai and Maui counties in Hawaii as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Corozal Municipality in Puerto Rico as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 13 municipalities in Puerto Rico as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought. Those municipalities are:

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 87 counties in Illinois as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by excessive rain and flooding that occurred during the period of June 1, 2015, and continues.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 53 counties in Indiana as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by excessive rain and flooding that occurred during the period of May 1, 2015, and continues. Those counties are:

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Guayama and Salinas municipalities in Puerto Rico as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Boundary, Idaho, Lewis, Nez Perce and Valley counties in Idaho as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, July 29, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Cassia and Shoshone counties in Idaho as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, July 22, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 12 parishes in Louisiana as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by the combined effects of excessive rain, flooding, high winds and hail that occurred from April 27, 2015, through June 26, 2015.

WASHINGTON, July 15, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Benewah, Bonner, Clearwater, Kootenai and Latah counties in Idaho as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, July 15, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Caguas, Gurabo, Juncos and San Lorenzo municipalities in Puerto Rico as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, July 15, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Ferry, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane and Stevens counties in Washington as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, July 1, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Garfield and Kittitas counties in Washington as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, July 1, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Camas, Fremont and Minidoka counties in Idaho as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, June 24, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated eight counties in Washington as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, June 24, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Wasco County in Oregon as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by severe freezing that occurred from Nov. 13, 2014, through Jan. 2, 2015.

WASHINGTON, June 17, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Cherokee, Greenville, Spartanburg and Union counties in South Carolina as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by freezing conditions that occurred from Jan. 8,, 2015, through March 29, 2015.

WASHINGTON, June 10, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Wasco County in Oregon as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, June 3, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Adams County in Idaho as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, May 27, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Storey County in Nevada as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, May 20, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Chautauqua County in Kansas as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, May 13, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Duchesne and Uintah counties in Utah as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, May 13, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Wheeler County in Oregon as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, May 6, 2015 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Sanpete County in Utah as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, May 6, 2015 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Blaine, Butte, Canyon, Custer and Payette counties in Idaho as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, April 22, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Baker, Crook, Deschutes and Harney counties in Oregon as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, April 15, 2015 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Brown, Callahan, McCulloch, Menard, Mills and Taylor counties in Texas as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, April 8, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Atascosa, Burnet, Lampasas, San Saba and Van Zandt counties in Texas as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, April 8, 2015 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Elko and Eureka counties in Nevada as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, April 8, 2015 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Del Norte County in California as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, April 1, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Davis and Weber counties in Utah as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, March 25, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 31 counties in Michigan in two separate disaster designations as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by multiple disasters that occurred during the 2014 crop year.

WASHINGTON, March 18, 2015 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Grant and Jackson counties in Oregon as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, March 4, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Imperial County in California as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, March 4, 2015 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Sumner County in Kansas as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25, 2015 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated nine counties in California as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a drought that occurred from Jan. 1, 2014, and continues.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25, 2015 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Coconino and Mohave counties in Arizona as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Feb.11, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Highland County in Virginia as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by drought that occurred from June 1, 2014 through Oct. 31, 2014

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2015 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 55 counties in California as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought. Those counties are:

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Twin Falls County in Idaho as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Colfax, McKinley, Quay, San Juan and Union counties in New Mexico as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2015 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 11 counties and Carson City in Nevada as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2015 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 98 counties in Texas as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 2 counties in Nevada as primary natural disaster areas due to the recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated St. Francis County in Arkansas as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by severe hail that occurred on Oct. 2, 2014.     

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Big Horn and Park counties in Wyoming as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by an early hard freeze that occurred from Sept. 10, 2014, through Sept. 12, 2014. 

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Genesee County in New York as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by excessive snow, flooding, freeze and high winds that occurred from Nov. 17, 2014, through Nov. 24, 2014.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Marshall, Mitchell, Nemaha and Washington counties in Kansas as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by the combined effects of excessive rain, flash flooding, high winds and hail that occurred from Aug. 9, 2014, through Oct. 2, 2014. 

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Bear Lake, Boundary, Fremont and Madison counties in Idaho as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by excessive rain that occurred from July 16, 2014, through September 21, 2014.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Wallowa County in Oregon as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.  

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Early County in Georgia as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Craighead and Mississippi counties in Arkansas as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by high winds and hail that occurred on Oct. 7, 2014.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Otero County in Colorado as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by a hailstorm that occurred on July 16, 2014.     

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Delta, Mesa and Montrose counties in Colorado as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by severe freezes that occurred from Dec. 4, 2013, through May 15, 2014.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated eight counties in Idaho as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by excessive rain, flash flooding and hail that occurred from July 25, 2014, through Sept. 1, 2014.  

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Jones and Onslow counties in North Carolina as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by excessive rain and flooding that occurred from July 3, 2014, and continues.     

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated three counties in New York as primary natural disaster areas in three separate designations due to losses caused by multiple disasters that occurred during the 2014 crop year.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 18 counties in Minnesota as primary natural disaster areas due to the combined effects of heavy rainfall, flooding, ground saturation, standing water and colder than normal temperatures that occurred from May 1, 2014, through July 1, 2014. Those counties are: 

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated eight counties in Tennessee as primary natural disaster areas in three separate designations due to losses caused by multiple disasters that occurred during the 2014 crop year.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 42 counties in California as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a drought that occurred from Jan. 1, 2014 and continues.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Republic and Washington counties in Kansas as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by drought and frost that occurred during the period of Jan. 1, 2014, and continuing.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Hawaii County in Hawaii as a primary natural disaster area due damages and losses caused by wind, rain and flooding that occurred Aug. 7-9, 2014.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Hawaii County in Hawaii as a primary natural disaster area due damages and losses caused by wind, rain and flooding that occurred Aug. 7-9, 2014.

WASHINGTON, August 27, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated El Paso and Kleberg counties in Texas as primary natural disaster areas due to the recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Yakima County in Washington as a primary natural disaster area due to a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6, 2014 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Escambia, Jackson and Santa Rosa counties in Florida as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by excessive rain that occurred from April 4, 2014, through May 2, 2014.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6, 2014 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Cherokee, Greenville and Spartanburg counties in South Carolina as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by freeze that occurred from March 4, 2014, through April 17, 2014.

WASHINGTON, July 23, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Giles and Lawrence counties in Tennessee as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by excessive rain, flooding, wind and hail that occurred from June 5, 2014, through June 12, 2014.

WASHINGTON, July 16, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Rock County in Minnesota as a primary natural disaster area due to heavy precipitation, flooding and hail that occurred from June 11, 2014, through June 18, 2014.

WASHINGTON, July 16, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Wasatch County in Utah as a primary natural disaster area due to a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, July 9, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Yuma County in Arizona as a primary natural disaster area due to a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, July 2, 2014 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Archuleta, Dolores, La Plata and Montezuma counties in Colorado as primary natural disaster areas due to a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, July 2, 2014 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Coos and Curry counties in Oregon as primary natural disaster areas due to a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, July 2, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Ferry and Kittitas counties in Washington as primary natural disaster areas due to a recent drought.  

WASHINGTON, June 25, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Duchesne and Uintah counties in Utah as primary natural disaster areas due to a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, June 11, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Bonneville, Cassia, Payette and Power counties in Idaho as primary natural disaster areas due to a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, June 11, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Johnston, Murray and Pontotoc counties in Oklahoma as primary natural disaster areas due to a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, June 11, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Adams, Douglas, Grant and Okanogan counties in Washington as primary natural disaster areas due to a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, May 28, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Cherokee, Dickinson, Morris, Ottawa and Saline counties in Kansas as primary natural disaster areas due to a recent drought.   

WASHINGTON, May 28, 2014 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 18 counties in Nebraska as primary natural disaster areas due to a recent drought. Those counties are: 

WASHINGTON, May 28, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Chelan, Lincoln and Walla Walla in Washington as primary natural disaster areas due to a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, May 21, 2014 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated four counties in Oklahoma as primary natural disaster areas due to the recent drought.

WASHINGTON, May 21, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Dundy County in Nebraska as a primary natural disaster area due to the recent drought.

WASHINGTON, May 15, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated two counties in Oklahoma as primary natural disaster areas due to the recent drought.

WASHINGTON, May 15, 2014 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 14 counties in Texas as primary natural disaster areas due to the recent drought.

WASHINGTON, May 15, 2014 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated two counties in Washington as primary natural disaster areas due to the recent drought.

WASHINGTON, May 7, 2014 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated five counties in Kansas as primary natural disaster areas due to the recent drought.

WASHINGTON, May 7, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated two counties in Oregon as primary natural disaster areas due to the recent drought.

WASHINGTON, April 30, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated four counties in Kansas as primary natural disaster areas due to the recent drought.

WASHINGTON, April 30, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 3 counties in Texas as primary natural disaster areas due to the recent drought.

WASHINGTON, April 23, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated three counties in Idaho as primary natural disaster areas due to the recent drought.

WASHINGTON, April 23, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated two counties in Nevada as primary natural disaster areas due to the recent drought.

WASHINGTON, April 23, 2014 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 240 counties in Texas as primary natural disaster areas due to the recent drought.

WASHINGTON, April 16, 2014 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated nine counties in Florida as primary natural disaster areas in two separate designations due to various disasters.

WASHINGTON, March 20, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 11 counties in Texas as primary natural disaster areas due to the recent drought.  

WASHINGTON, March 12, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Gonzalez County in Texas as a primary natural disaster area due to the recent drought. 

WASHINGTON, March 6, 2014 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Esmeralda County in Nevada as a primary natural disaster area due to the recent drought. 

WASHINGTON, March 6, 2014 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated six counties in Arizona as primary natural disaster areas due to the recent drought. 

WASHINGTON, March 6, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated St. Croix County in Wisconsin as a primary natural disaster area due to extremely hot weather and severe drought conditions that occurred in 2013.     

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2014 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated six counties in Arizona as primary natural disaster areas due to the recent drought. 

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated three counties in Texas as primary natural disaster areas due to the recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Lea County in New Mexico as a primary natural disaster area due to the recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5, 2014 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated three counties in Maine as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by flash flooding, flooding, excessive heat, excessive rain, lightning and high wind that occurred April 1 – Oct. 31, 2013.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated two counties in Massachusetts as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by excessive moisture and heat that occurred during the 2013 crop year.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24, 2014 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Armstrong County in Texas as a primary natural disaster area due to the recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 38 counties in Michigan as primary natural disaster areas in three different designations due to multiple disasters.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 108 counties in Texas as primary natural disaster areas due to a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 27 counties in California as primary natural disaster areas due to a recent drought

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 14 counties in New Mexico as primary natural disaster areas due to a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 12 counties in Utah as primary natural disaster areas due to a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 15 counties in Colorado as primary natural disaster areas due to a recent drought.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated three counties in Minnesota as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by drought conditions and lack of moisture that occurred Sept. 1 – Nov. 15, 2013.